Nurse who dismissed pain as muscle injury has leg amputated after rare tumour found

An NHS nurse whose leg was amputated after an "extremely rare" cancerous tumour was found in her calf has spoken of entering "survival mode" to "process" her diagnosis and "stay positive". Having recently enlisted a personal trainer, Ms Fay initially dismissed the pain as a muscle injury. After being told her symptoms could be caused by a blood clot or a muscular problem, Ms Fay’s worsening pains prompted her to push for further answers, especially when she found her right calf was “six centimetres bigger than the other”.